Flying Squid@lemmy.world to InsanePeopleFacebook@lemmy.world · 5 months agoWhy do they never think people can stack rocks?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1184arrow-down110
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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down2·5 months agoFirst of all, a monolith is a single rock, not stacked rocks. Hence the word mono. Secondly, any carved rock, being a rock, is likely to last thousands of years. What you’re trying to say is that it is not easy nor is it trivial to stack rocks tightly like that. But it is both given enough time and manpower.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·5 months agoSorry… are you saying that if I were a stonemason, I would be correct? As if that’s some sort of job that hasn’t existed since antiquity?
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·edit-25 months agoWhen did I mention the pyramids? Are you under the impression that they’re in Bosnia?
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·5 months agoI mean, I’ve built a stone wall before…
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First of all, a monolith is a single rock, not stacked rocks. Hence the word mono.
Secondly, any carved rock, being a rock, is likely to last thousands of years.
What you’re trying to say is that it is not easy nor is it trivial to stack rocks tightly like that. But it is both given enough time and manpower.
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Sorry… are you saying that if I were a stonemason, I would be correct? As if that’s some sort of job that hasn’t existed since antiquity?
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When did I mention the pyramids?
Are you under the impression that they’re in Bosnia?
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I mean, I’ve built a stone wall before…
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